JAMESTOWN - Resistive heating and an overloaded space heater connection is what caused a fire that destroyed a home at 82 Bowen St. Monday night in Jamestown. That’s according to the Post-Journal, which reported Wednesday that an extension cord or … [Read more...]
Jamestown Fire Crews Respond to Fire on Bowen Street
JAMESTOWN - City firefighters are continuing their investigation into a fire that broke out at 82 Bowen St. Monday night. According to the Post-Journal, Fire crews were called to the scene around 9:45 p.m. and found the home fully involved. As a … [Read more...]
Downtown Restaurants Damaged by Sunday Night Fire
JAMESTOWN - Two downtown businesses are continuing to assess the damage today caused by an early evening fire Sunday in Jamestown According to the Jamestown Post-Journal, the Jamestown Fire Department was called to a fire on North Main Street at … [Read more...]
City Officials Reach New Contract Agreement with Police, Firefighters’ Unions
JAMESTOWN - The city of Jamestown has new contracts in place for its two public safety unions. During the final city council meeting of the year on Monday Night, Jamestown City Councilman and Finance Committee chairman Tony Dolce announced that … [Read more...]
City Police Investigate Brazen Wire Theft
JAMESTOWN - City Police are investigating a series of larcenies involving the theft of wire from the Jamestown Fire Department's box alarms. According to a recent police report, the person or people involved is reportedly using a bucket truck to … [Read more...]
Downtown Jamestown Holiday Parade is Tonight
JAMESTOWN - One of the biggest events of the year is happening tonight in downtown Jamestown. Thousands of people are expected to line the streets of downtown Jamestown to get a glimpse of the annual Downtown Jamestown Holiday Parade, presented by … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Investigators Say Arson is the Cause of Monday Morning Fire
UPDATE [10:41 a.m.]: The Jamestown Police Department is reporting Tuesday morning that the fire officials are ruling that arson is the cause of the Monday morning fire at 23 Ivy St. Police say the suspect or suspects may have suffered burns as a … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: City to Move Forward with Next Phase of Riverwalk Project
JAMESTOWN - The effort to further develop the Jamestown Riverwalk project will be moving forward. On Monday the Jamestown City Council approved a resolution accepting a piece of property from the Gebbie Foundation that will allow for the extension of … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Jamestown to Receive Nearly $465,000 Federal Grant for New Fire Vehicles
JAMESTOWN - It’s probably the single biggest amount of public safety funding Jamestown has ever received from the federal government. That from Jamestown Mayor Sam Teresi, who informed members of the city council Monday night that Jamestown is set to … [Read more...]
MORNING NEWS: Lillian Dickson Park, Other Groups to Gather for ‘National Night Out’
JAMESTOWN - It's National Night Out tonight in Jamestown, with several community organizations planning various events and activities. Friends of Lillian Dickson Park on Falconer St. will be having a neighborhood party with a variety of activities … [Read more...]
